Singell is one of Darjeeling's older gardens, now farmed organically, and this second flush plucking shows why the estate has a following: a bright bronze cup with real depth, orange and a soft, almost coffee-toned muscatel note running through it. The leaf itself is neat, well-graded, and shows a good scattering of silvery tip — a sign the pluckers were selective about what went into the FTGFOP1 grade. Body is thick rather than brisk, so it holds its character even as it cools. Tea & Coffee sources it through the estate directly and sells it under this grading. Brew it with fully boiled water and give it two to four minutes; shorter if you want more lift in the cup, longer for the full muscatel to come through.
